on privacy and love

this one was just for me

and i guess that's the problem
with both empathic networks
and our own jackally minds

finding the space for acceptance
amidst those manifestations of values
we really don't enjoy

________

love's a terror
that way

it finds us safe and warm
in our most private spaces

nurtures us

and then releases us to the winds
of one another's unfinished business

________

i am sure there is a middle ground
somewhere

where we take responsibility
for staying grounded amidst the wonder

and find enough freedom
to be ourselves

that we are willing to grant it
to another

________

realizing beyond the personal

that it is a matter of caring
for one another's souls

may we grant it in abundance